Circuit-breaking apparatus.



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Be it known that I, Fnrzomuex I.V DE. Wium. of Chicago, m the count v of Cook und i Stole of illinois, have' imentvll verminnon;Vlr

5 uml nsvfni lmprovennntein {invit-Breaking A aparatos; mul i hereby rivelare that thi? following is n fnlhelenr, und vxuet siesription thereof, refervneo living hnil to thv nvo'nlv partying drawings, which form port of 4tiri@ speeilieation. v

M- v invention relates to eirenit breaking apparut iis f or d vnnmo-elvetrt' nmehnvs, nml has i'or its primary ohievt to provide n menus novvl in eonst met ion nml mli'njii ngoonsin npplienton for antonintienllyfeuttingr the ilylinino-elvetrie nmehiov ont of ein-nit upon the orrurreiwvoi predetvrniilnl eon litonsin the working eireuit of sueh nniehinv.

the usefulopplivntionsol' my hiv-em tion is in the installntionol imliietionouotors.' lt is a well-known ehnrnoteriste of streit n niotor tlm't at speeds y below its nornml rating its internal resistance or eountereIvt'Lromot-ive force drops with disproportionate rapidity and lthnt nt lese than' the itorinnlspved its power factor is Very low; A5 n resot when one motor of n group snp lioiLf'ronra singfie fenerator lugs h \-rvnson cillin increase ill-the lrivvn lonrl or from other causes itlwgins to trike more thun vthe normal vnmonnt of enrrelitto maintain it at the slow spveihnnil the other motors of thv group are nveonlinglt rohhed of nrt of their 'required current {onseqnvnt vdthe power l'iwturof the syrttvtirV is ther-vh)Y dei-reused out il the generator v1),- A tirvly` unable to supply powvr nevessnr 'toV operate the motors ,vl it-vntjlxj Fnrfhvr, when at noontinie or other ieriodsioi, inziotivity the geni-rotor is hrou rlit to nlstop if n nunihvr nf 'the' motorl nre l-vl't in the firtint the generator on restarting in nmilai to gilippy noiiieivt vnrrent lo tlw'line to Snort tvj siiotiwm lt is.nilvnntngmns,` tiieriiorrg to pri'iviilv antooite means for rotting ont the motors upon thv drop of the l'oilntvr rientro# motive forve heloiv n tlvlnite limit und to prevent the motors from living mit in until the vlvetrolnutive force of the generator ig re-` stored to or above :mill limit. Fgliher, it is' advantageous to automatically entl out Ynud prevent. the eutti in of the motor pontile rise. of the nient-in in the line. to suine inlne predetermined as the nmximum limit o safety. These und other lesirlvriitn nre utv55 tained by the ose of my invention, :is will 'he fof any switch. i,

morvfolly apparent; nenne 117 for uffi i- 1, morelfilyrppear from 'the foliowindosorip-l 'i tionvnnii jwroinpnj'ngilrnwingsfw renuI Fgor' l is'nsirle i'lexif with arts brken not YJotfY im' lietriba Iirocv'hfinea switcloem-l 'involving fntlres of my ii'ivnton. Figsf; 3,-'60 anilr-vinfe'flili amniotic viewsillustrano the i -eli\' :t'enl connections@ ,fth'sfvu diveo'shown iur-Fig, T.y fr v Referring now to the several 'asnA wherein ke ohurct'ersof reference maligni-.16g wiiys tlo like-ports; 5 indicates vn suitablebseff-. uponwhich is mountedn three-pole fsngI-.i-.Aa throw Seminutoxnatic'switch 6, which met-4- suitable soustraction, such tirata-t when 'fthe switclris released from restrainte ig :o noto m'at ooly .breaksl thejcont act between itf eoneting'eontact:parte: For vonvcnielg. x u have"heroinillustrated a switch-,a3 4beil g L.;

the ordinary'flcuife-blade type, altxongkjgi',

will be understood, that. any form of atyitolghrs und alsof iith n atehfstud 101,'V normallylilil oid, the

V ver 23 to'position toraise t ment with the solenoid-core 17, as by the slotand-pin connection shown at 25, such that movement ofthe core in either direction produces a' corresponding movement of the lever 23 about its ivot. Onthe opposite side of the pivot 24 t e lever`-23 has a to le connection with the latch member '18 t ough a link 26, pivoted atene end to the lever 23 and at the other end to the latchin member 18.- The solenoid is'so arranged t at when the lever-23 is in mid-position, so .that the link 26 i's practically in alinement therewith,

the lat'bing member 18 is inposition for en` gagement with 'the coacting latch part 10 of the switch. When said lever 23is moved sufficiently' in either direction by the correspondinglrvementof the core 17 of the solen- 26 is drawn utp and thelatcha member 18 is li out oV engagement wrt the stud 10 to rel e the fswitch for automatic movement to o en position, as before described. I prefer t t in theconstruction described the' parts 19, 20 and 23 -be all of magnetic metal like the core 1 7, thelatter 30 being preferably laminated, so that together with said core said parts form an almost closed magnetic circuit, open only in the be tween the stud 19 and the core 17. it be desired to retard'themovement of the core 17 in either direction br in both directions,

so thatslight and temporary fluctuations 1n the current will not actuate the switch-releasing means a dash-pot 27 of suitable constrixct1on, such as will be apiarent to those skilled in the-artis provid to eiect such result. Asp 428, nr equivalent means is preferably 4 pro ded for positively moving the lever 23 outward when the solenoid is des` energized.

It willbe apparent now that when the coil 28 moves the le- 16 is' deenergrzedthesp h k 18, f th oo o e I latch member -18 out vof enga' ment with the coacting latch member 10 o the switch and that when the current-flow through the solenoid coils .draws the core 17 a redetermined distance into the solenoid a e result .will follow; but While the core 17 is maintained between certain critical, limits in substantially the 'position illustrated in the drawings the'latch member 18 ismaintainedin positionto'enga e the coacting latchingstud 10 ofthe sw'itc In the .di animatie views I have shown several'jfeasi le' methods of connecti the i. device withinduction-motors all of sai -connections being characterized by the Yfact that I the's'elenoid winding o1; are included in 'n'. shunt-circuit or potentie tap tapping 6 5 one ,or more of the generating-coils of the motor, so that 4the current-flow through the solenoidfcoils is dependent upon the action of the motor. Referring now to Fig. 2, A in dicates diagrammatically the armature or stator of an induction-motor of the star-connected t pe having the coils a a a* connect ed toget err at' a common oint and at their other terminals connecter res ectively, to the main wires Z', l, and l. lzhe switch 6 has its several posts 8', 8, and 8 and its stationa contacts l2', 12', and12a connected directy in the line-wires aforesaid. From one or more of the coils a', a', and a are taken taps, connected at such points as to show under norm-al working conditions 'a predetermined difference of potential, low enough to be suitable for the o eration of an electromagnetic device, suc as the solenoid 15. Re erring specifically to Fig. 2, 30, 31, and 32 indicate taps taken at equal distances from the common point of the coils a', a2, and a of the armature and cach including therein certain windings of the coil 16 of the solenoid l5, such windi s being indicated as 16', 16, and 16, and sai wires 30, 3l, and 32 being connected together, as by a wire 33. It will be alpparent that the taps ma be so arranged t at any Eredetermined di erence of potential may e declared between the terminals of the .tap and the current-flow therethrough under normal conditions accurately redetermined and so that under normal wor 'ng conditions'the windings ofthe solenoids are energized to such an extent that they hold the core 1 7 in a position substantially corresponding to that shown in Fig. 1, whereby the latching-member 18 is maintained in position foren a ement with the-coacting-latchingstd o t e switch. 4 Vlhile for starconnect ed motors I prefer that taps from all of the coils a a abe taken in the manner illustrated in Fi 2, it will be apparent that a single tap mi t be taken to energize the solenoid-coil. eferring now to Figs. 3 and 4, it will be seen that my invention 1s in like man ner a plicable to a delta-Wound motor, al-

of taps-which can be taken is obviouslytwo Where it is desired to maintain the currentflow through the solenoid-winding at a rela .tively low potential. Specificall in Fig. 3

A indicates diagrammaticall a elta-wound armature having the coils .a a, and aa connected together in series and at their points of connection to the three line-wires 1', l, and 1 wherein are connected, as before described, the several blades of the switch. The two potential taps 34 and-'35 are here taken from the two adjacent windings a. a and in. clude the two solenoid-coils 16 16', said windings being connected together, as at 36, and preferabl connected-in common, as b a wire from which the taps are taken. This connec- Ation 37 is, however, not essential, but is dethong in such cases the maximum number 37 ,with t e line-wire 1 intermediate t e point IDO IIO

sirshle, for the reason that it raises the volinge in euch coil 16 16'l to a certain extent. ln Fig, 4 l have shown u singleton 3S, includingthe entire coil 16 und connected to the line 1". In euch instance the resistance of the shunt or tap circuit must obviously he properly proportioned to prevent too great V current-[low theretlnougli, und for this purpose resistnnees r, which may he either inductive or non-inductive, innv he included in the tup-circuits, es shown in lt`igs. 2 and 3, or u variable resistance, such as that shown at 1" in' Fig. 4, muy he employed. lt will be nppiirent that by this system of otential taps, including.;r the coils of an e ectroiuaenetic switcleeontroller, I rovide a means 'or securingr n current of ow potential to be utilized in actuating the switch-controller, and this l. believe to he new.

'lile resistance of the solenoid-coil should he relatively high with reference to that portion ol' the urn'mture winding which il bridges, und it is therefore evident that curln rent of eorreswnulingly small 'value wili initially pass through sind coll as u result of theY iifl'erenee of the respective nimm-resistance L of the sind two branches of the circuitmlf now munter eleetroniotive forse, which has a function analogous to resistance, he developed in Kthe murature-circuit brunch spanned or bridged h said coil, then the value of the euri-ent whie 1 will llow througlrsaid eoil,mul therefore the eoils strength, willbe thereby proportionately increased. "The increase of the counter clectromofive force in the armature brunch of the parallel circuit is a means for substantially increasing the resistance of" that hrnneh of the parallel circuit, and thereby causing increased current. to ilow through the coil brunch of sold circuit, and conversely u lei-reuse of counter electr-emotive force in the nriuuture brune-h will substantially decrease the resistance thereof and cause less current to llow through the coil brunch of seid joint or puriillel circuit. The st-reu th of the muguet l5 is therefore substantiiiylly roportinnul to the counter electromotive ihres developed Vhy the inductive element (thcurmuture or stator) of the motor. 'In the illustration there are two parallel'brnnches, one ol' constant und oneol'l vuriuhleresistance. Therefore the euri-entin the constant branch will ut all times he proportional to the resistance in the vario-ble branch.

The operation of in invention will now he apparent to those ski] ed in the art. As iong as the speed of the motor is such as to meintoin n. definite counter electrornotive force in the armature properly proportionai to a. consequent eurrcntflow therethrough current of normal value will flow throu h the coils of the solenoid 15, sind the core o seid solenoid is thereby held in such position that the latch member 18 is maintained in proper position for engagement with the .coacting stud of the prevented.

4movable switch-blade; but should the prime electromotive'force become excessive, thereby inereusing't'he speed oi the motor und raising its counter electromotive force und inereusing the ilow through the. electrornagA netic device Vbeyond u predetermined extent, the core 37 is drown so fur into the solenoid thet the lever 33 is thereby tilted and through its toggle connection with the hitch member i8 it mises seid hitch und releuses the switch 6, which automatically breaks the circuit. In this wily deleterious and abnormal in'- creiise of speed of the motor is uutomuticully If, on the other hund, from any cuuse the motor lugs or slows down, its counter electromotive force is disproportiow steiy lowered und the cuireni.llow through the solenoid is reduced, so that the tension of the spring 28 or any cquivilent sctuii-til'ig force operates to withdrew the. soienoid-coro 17 to such im extent es to tilt the. lever 23 1n the op )osito direction suiiiciently to withdrsw'the hitch member 1S from encriigeinent with thecoucting latch member of the switch und permit the switch to autornsticsilly open the motor-circuit. Further, it. will be apparent that when the generator is stopped all the motors of the circuit will he promptly and eutonmtcaily out out of circuit and connot be restored thereto until the generator is again started u i und is producing electromotivo force su 'icient to cause the solenoid to hcconie energined to maintain the latch member 18 in latching position.

While have herein described in some detail un embodiment of my invention which consider to he new and advantageous, I do not desire to he understood 11s limiting the application of my invention to devices such :is herein shown and described iur-ther than as specified in the claims, for it wili he si?- purent thut the spirit oi my invention is iidely applicable :nid muy apply to various forms of dynamo-electric nmehincry without, de nrture from the. scope of my invent-ionA loving thusdescribcd my invention, what I claim as new, und desire to secure by Letters Potent, of the United States, is-

l.v ln combination with ai dynamo-electric machine, having an element wherein its electromotive force is developed, sod the circuit therefor, a switch included in seid circuit, en eleotroresponsive apparatus for controlling said switch, and a potential tsp from the winding of said generating elementof the dynamo-electric machine sub'ect to loss than the entire potentiel of seid e ement, and including the windings of seid eieetroresponsive apparatus.

2. In combination with e dynamo-electric machine having an element wherein its counter electromotive force is develo ed, and the circuit therefor, an automatica y-open ing switch included in seid circuit, Ineens for maintaining the switch in closed position and electroresponsive apparatus controlling the operation of said means, and a potential tap. from the windin of said element of the dynamo-electric mac ne subject t0. less than the entire potential of said element, and including the winding of said electroresponsive apparatus.

3. In combination with an induction-mo tor and the circuit therefor, an automatically- Qpening switch included in said circuit, means for maintaining said switch closed, electrore'siponsive apparatus controlling said means, an a potential tap from the generating element of the motor wherein counter electromotive force is developed s ub'ect to less than the entire potential of said e ement, and including the winding of the electroresponsive apparatus.

4. In combination with a d amoelectric machine havi an element W erein counter electromotive orce is develo ed, and a circuit therefor, a circuit-brea 'ng apparatus comprising an automatically-opening switch included in said circuit,means for maintaining said switch in closed position, and electrores onsive apparatus arranged -to actuate means to release the switch when the 'i movable element ofthe electroresponsive apparatus is moved beyond a certain limit in either direction by increase or decrease beyond certain limits of the current-flow in the windings of said responsive apparatus, and a potential ta from the said generating element of the ynamo-electric machine subject to less than the entire potential of said element, and including therein electroresponsive apparatus.

5. In combination" with a semi-automatic switch, means for maintaining the switch against automatic movement, comprising a a winding of the movable latch member, an electroresppnsive device, and a toggle connection between the electrores onsive device and the latch member opera le to release the switch upon the actuationof the electroresponsive device by variation of its energization above or below normal limits.

6. In combination with a semi-automaticv switch, means for maintaining theswitch against movement comprisin a movable latch, an electromagnetic coi,'a movable ma ctically-responslve member associated wit said coil for movement thereby in one direction, means for moving said member in the opposite direction, and a toggle between the said member and the latch arranged to v Y FREDERICK P. DE WILBE. In presence of GEO. T. MAY, Jr., MARY F. ALLEN. 

